MIT’s top research stories of 2024

Stories on tamper-proof ID tags, sound-suppressing silk, and generative AI’s understanding of the world were some of the most popular topics on MIT News.

MIT.nano holiday hours

MIT is closed for winter break December 25, 2024 through January 1, 2025. MIT.nano staff have kindly volunteered to come in to keep the fab stocked and open on limited hours during the break. Please see the schedule in this update.

Physicists magnetize a material with light

The technique provides researchers with a powerful tool for controlling magnetism, and could help in designing faster, smaller, more energy-efficient memory chips.